1 Psalm 59 Deliver Me from My Enemies For the choir director. 59:0Lit Do Not Destroy Al-tashheth. Of David. A 59:0Possibly Epigrammatic Poem, Atonement Psalm Mikhtam. 59:01 Sam 19:11 When Saul sentmenand they watched the house in order to put him to death.Deliver me from my enemies, O my God; 59:1Or May You put me in an inaccessibly high place Set mesecurelyon high away from those who rise up against me.
2 Deliver me from workers of iniquityAnd save me from men of bloodshed.
3 For behold, they have lain in wait for my soul; 59:3Or Strong Fierce men 59:3Or stir up strife launch an attack against me,Not for my transgression nor for my sin, O Yahweh,
4 59:4Lit Without guilt For no guilt ofmine, they run and set themselves against me.Arouse Yourself to meet me, and see!
5 You, O Yahweh God of hosts, the God of Israel,Awake to 59:5Lit visit punish all the nations;Do not be gracious to anywho aretreacherous in 59:5Or wickedness iniquity. 59:5Selah may mean Pause, Crescendo, Musical Interlude Selah.
6 They return at evening, they howl like a dog,And go around the city.
7 Behold, they pour forthspeechwith their mouth;Swords are in their lips,For,they say, “Who hears?”
8 But You, O Yahweh, laugh at them;You mock all the nations.
9 ¶Because of 59:9Many mss and some ancient versions my strength his strength I will watch for You,For God is my stronghold.
10 59:10Many mss and some ancient versions The God of my lovingkindness My God in His lovingkindness will approach me;God will let me looktriumphantlyupon 59:10Lit those who lie in wait for me my foes.
11 Do not slay them, or my people will forget;Make them wander about by Your power, and bring them down,O Lord, our shield.
12 59:12Or The sin of their mouth is the word of their lips, On account ofthe sin of their mouthandthe word of their lips,Let them even be caught in their pride,And on account of curses and 59:12Lit lying lies which they utter.
13 59:13Lit Bring to an end Destroythemin wrath, 59:13Lit Bring to an end destroythemthat they may be no more;Thatmenmay know that God 59:13Or is Ruler rules in JacobTo the ends of the earth.Selah.
14 They return at evening, they howl like a dog,And go around the city.
15 They wander about 59:15Or to devour for foodAnd 59:15Or tarry all night growl if they are not satisfied.
16 ¶But as for me, I shall sing of Your strength;And I shall joyfully sing of Your lovingkindness in the morning,For You have been my strongholdAnd a refuge in the day of my distress.
17 O my strength, I will sing praises to You;For God is my stronghold, the 59:17Lit God of my lovingkindness God who shows me lovingkindness.